Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03
VERY PRECIOUS.

.,s 1--we religion understand.
VERY PRECIOUS.
Ma not give it to him! He stole it
.sss mothers album. He did! he
5idm The speakers voice rose
'.o5 repetition and her cheeks got
and redder. 81 must know better
* csurse: YOU do not call it Civ
ta.fdo. You we're standing by, L
,.s when he took it: Your eyes
,s.t down and you put your most
ming pout ont And now that Tom
,or with his ten thousand a year,
IN loye with you and wants to marry
4 ,ou are afraid poor Geoff Hamilton
nov him your photograph and talk
YOUR silly letters and make mis-
you incorrigible little flirt! 1t
serve you right to be treated as
4 have treated others. How many
1 nave YOU MADE fools os, / wonder!
lsn.'
IL sneaker spoke saroastlcally; her
~ was beginning to cry. The girls
sisters, both young, both pretty and
IEuing; but Lefty, the younger, was
r. brainless little firt. The elder,
Kind, had plenty of brains, but scarce
,yperienoe enough to enable her
: them iudiciously. She WAS a brill
creature to look at-warm hearted
inpulsive to a fault. There was
ng she would not do or dare for one
loved, and she dearly loved her be
tlinr little sister, and rejoiced with
s. heart when the genial, good look
Young squire Tom Crichton, who
into the neighborhood to take pos
on Of an unexpected inheritance, fell
owe at first sight with Lefty and pro
! ed to her after weeks acquaintance.
! ai Tom was a quick tempered, jeal-
young fellow, and he had already
sel bis mind to Miss Lefty about her
Of Artation. She promised to mend
! ways, but 10 was more than she could
Keep her promise when temptation
in aluring guise.
'siori was a garrison town, and one
! be gallant Dashshire regiment, Geof-
/ Hamilton by name, had quickly sue
t5ei to the destinations of the
FEger of the two daughters of the
foyel Mrs. Maitland, who lived in a
r. cottage on the London road, about
i q mile or so from Mireford. It was
/ ln that Rosalind warned the heed
young coquette that she was treating
p Young Hamilton disgracefully. But
good truth the young man was very
able 70 take care of himself. He was
verg deeply wounded, but as soon as
'ca'on appeared upon the scene he
~ up his mind to punish Miss Lefty,
fo'si5e for her tricks by pretending
be broken hearted and desperately
IOg..
y was, however, sufficiently in love to
able 10 put a fair amount of serious
! into bis reproaches; and when he
J refused to give up the photograph
y! had given him, and one or two
ftd little notes she had written to him,
glove be had purloined, the silly
s-s thoroughly frightened and firmly
'laded that Tom" would hear all
Y. It and break off his engagement.
! hosaiLd but known how slightly
--ion heart was touched she would
Y quickly laughed Lefty out of her
". bat when the girl solemnly as
.4 Der that Geoff vas so much III love
~ angry and jealous that she knew
-7iA' TO have has revenge, the sensible
. ''s .er forgot that she was not living
! ~5'odfamatlc age, and, moreover,
sli'e overlooked the fact that
---.on' being a gentleman, it was not
" va. be would act as if he were 8
!. o4 vac whole, things were looking
7. 's'yls when, for the fiftieth time
Y ',''' Ao'aiiud tried to make her sister
-.' whether she had given Geoh the
..'ss'aPA, OF whether he had taken it
--''' Aaltland's album. She had
IVY opinion on the subject, so it was
ID. "'-.s OF time to cross question the
+. .s-.! A',ie girl, who was anxious TO
! t7'es between the old love and the
-A 3n are very unkiud, Rosie,
.'.1 ~ last, "aud if you do not
e Aow can | expect Tom to DO
W. DO. szpect Tom to do it! You
ID, = os.ieying in you we're a gym
8. -1.. j know what I should do in
'1.5 y another maa told me he
~ E'aph Of the girl l meant to
q. -- gloves aud things
So -.' My one glove and nc thingsr'
g,.... stty' whimpering. Don't
-..' ana gave Tom two photo
DAM. sitting AID one standing
. -.. APs and heaps ofletters!"
i H 7pel.lny Is al right"
r...s- ne Is not much of a spell
Il. ~, sd2rel nth two DIS the 9th
-'l2ieo me 1t looked 80
'.o9 is away just now. is he
ma asked presently.
70 his sisters wedding.
t9hi- own.
-' ye i'll the barracks. I
rooms ia the Diamond
and Gerard townsend
@ a'sr young lady with
" Aer arm knocked at the
- s.-9nd Crescent. She had
9a.king fast, for her